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2019 Sept Book Group

Thu, Sep 12

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The Colonnade Restaurant

Meet Soniah Kamal, noted Atlanta author of Pakistani origin. Hear how she came to write a comedic, cross-cultural novel: her Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan.

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2019 Sept Book Group
2019 Sept Book Group

Time & Location

Sep 12, 2019, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The Colonnade Restaurant, 1879 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324, USA

About The Event

About the Author

Soniah Kamal is a writer and educator of note, who is active in Atlanta as well as South Asia. Her short story won the 2017 Agnes Scott College Writers' Festival Prize for Fiction. Her debut novel, about terrorism in Kashmir, was an Amazon Rising Star pick and a finalist for the Townsend Prize. Learn more about Soniah's many accomplishments at http://www.soniahkamal.com/about-me.

Soniah describes herself as a postcolonial child educated in Pakistan's English medium system, well versed in classic English writers. She is a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America and serves as a Jane Austen Literacy Ambassador. Soniah first immersed herself in Pride and Prejudice at age 16.

"History has made it such that my mother tongue...is the English language. I wanted to write a novel that paid homage to Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice, as well as combined my braided identification…

Tickets

  • $30 Broiled Salmon

    Broiled Salmon - Sides: Baked Potato and Broccoli >>Includes House Salad and Strawberry Shortcake with ice cream for dessert

    $30.00

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  • $27 Chicken Cordon Bleu

    Chicken Cordon Bleu - Sides: Baked Potato and Broccoli >>Includes House Salad and Strawberry Shortcake with ice Cream for dessert

    $27.00

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  • $27 Veggie Plate

    Veggie Plate - Baked Potato, Broccoli, Pole Beans and Squash >>Includes House Salad and Strawberry Shortcake with ice cream for dessert

    $27.00

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